JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Mr. Ranjan Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

2. Heard Mr. Vishwanath Ray, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party- State.

3. The present revision petition is directed against the order dated 05.02.2011 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Pakur in Criminal Appeal No.51 of 2008, whereby he has been pleased to partly allow the appeal by modifying the sentence passed by the learned trial court.

4. The petitioner was convicted vide order dated 17.06.2008 passed in PCR Case No.235 of 1998 (T.R. No.51 of 2008) by the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pakur for the offence under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and the learned trial court sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years with fine of Rs.5,000/-. The learned Appellate Court modified the sentence of the petitioner by reducing it to two years instead of three years and the amount of fine was also reduced from Rs.5,000/- to Rs.2,000/-.

Arguments of the petitioner

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the complainant who was convicted under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code an